Southland Iranians join protest over presidential vote

Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times

Protesters take to the streets near Jamboree Road and Barranca Parkway in Irvine. Iranian students and exiles in the U.S. are flooding Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and their e-mail distribution lists with footage of bloodied protesters and other snippets gleaned from friends and relatives back home. And they are serving as conduits for information among supporters of Iran's presidential challenger, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who cannot reach each other through text messaging.

Protesters take to the streets near Jamboree Road and Barranca Parkway in Irvine. Iranian students and exiles in the U.S. are flooding Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and their e-mail distribution lists with footage of bloodied protesters and other snippets gleaned from friends and relatives back home. And they are serving as conduits for information among supporters of Iran's presidential challenger, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who cannot reach each other through text messaging. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Protesters take to the streets near Jamboree Road and Barranca Parkway in Irvine. Iranian students and exiles in the U.S. are flooding Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and their e-mail distribution lists with footage of bloodied protesters and other snippets gleaned from friends and relatives back home. And they are serving as conduits for information among supporters of Iran's presidential challenger, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who cannot reach each other through text messaging.